The Shrike

The Shrike

88 mins | Drama | June 16, 1955

Film version of Joseph Kramm's Pulitzer Prize play, about a Broadway playwright driven to a nervous breakdown by his shrewish wife.

The Shrike

88 mins | Drama | June 16, 1955

The Shrike
Film version of Joseph Kramm's Pulitzer Prize play, about a Broadway playwright driven to a nervous breakdown by his shrewish wife.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title The Shrike
Directors John Sherwood, José Ferrer
Writers Joseph A. Kramm, Ketti Frings

Cast

José Ferrer

as Jim Downs

June Allyson

as Ann Downs

Joy Page

as Charlotte Moore

Kendall Clark

as Dr. Bellman

Isabel Bonner

as Dr. Barrow

Will Kuluva

as Ankoritis

Joe Comadore

as Major

Billy M. Greene

as Schloss

Leigh Whipper

as Mr. Carlisle

Richard Benedict

as Gregory

Mary Bell

as Miss Wingate

Martin Newman

as Carlos O'Brien

Herbie Faye

as Tager

Somer Alberg

as Dr. Schlesinger

Jay Barney

as Dr. Kramer

Edward Platt

as Harry Downs (as Edward C. Platt)

Fay Morley

as Jennifer Logan

Jacqueline deWit

as Katharine Meade